In the days following the slaughter of the pig, Su Xia was constantly busy. Chen Jianguo stayed at home for one night, and the next day Su Xia handed him a package of pork.
"Why are there two bags?" Chen Jianguo asked, puzzled. One was for his mother-in-law, and the other...?
Su Xia rolled her eyes. "It belongs to that railway worker!"
After his initial shock, Chen Jianguo's lips twitched, and he chuckled, "You little brat, you've got some nerve, daring to ask you for something?"
"What do you mean by 'demand'? It's practically a threat. What are you saying? It's related to his lifelong happiness—getting married..."
Su Xia really disliked it; the reason why the railway worker was so old and couldn't find a wife was obvious.
"That's strange, doesn't your company consider height and appearance when hiring?"
Chen Jianguo, who was getting dressed, paused, then said helplessly, "It's not like we're going to war, and besides, Xiao Liu isn't short!"
"Not short? Not even as tall as our Da Bao, looks about the same height as Niu Niu!" Su Xia rolled her eyes.
And his appearance reminded her of a celebrity from later generations—the "Coffee Queen!"
Thinking about it now, it's quite funny. Su Xia flashed a bright smile, revealing her teeth.
Chen Jianguo...why did he suddenly start laughing!
Not long after I arrived at my workplace, Comrade Liu Tielu knocked on the door and came in.
Chen Jianguo looked up, remembering what his wife had said, and then looked at Liu Tielu. His lips twitched. If his daughter were standing here, she would indeed be about the same height.
"Hehe... Chief, you're back from home?" Little Liu, unaware of his wife's opinion of him, would have thought—
No could accept it, after all, he still had some self-awareness.
Chen Jianguo coughed awkwardly and pointed to the side, "Take it yourself!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Tielu rubbed his hands excitedly, rushed over, picked it up, and was surprised, thinking it definitely wouldn't weigh more than 5 jin.
"Director, here's the money. Thank you and your wife!"
"Just leave it there, and don't talk about it outside!" Chen Jianguo instructed.
Comrade Liu nodded vigorously, "Don't worry, Director, I'm just a brick in your hand, I'll definitely hit wherever you point!"
He then left the office, leaving a shocked Chen Jianguo behind...
It does look a lot like a brick!
After a busy day, I went straight to my home in Su Nan after get off work. When I arrived, my mother was cooking.
"Jianguo is here!" Su's mother exclaimed in surprise.
"Mom, this is all Xiaxia gave to you and Dad!" Chen Jianguo picked up the pork and placed it on the kitchen cutting board.
Upon hearing this, Su's mother's happy face became clearly visible with wrinkles.
"Where's Dad?"
"Su's mother took Haoran and Haojun out to collect scraps!"
Chen Jianguo nodded, expressing his support for his father-in-law's hobby.
"Mother, I'm leaving now. The house hasn't been lived in all day, and if we don't light a fire soon, it'll freeze into an icehouse!"
Su's mother was stunned for a moment, and was sure it was her spendthrift daughter who arranged it.
"Why don't you eat before you leave?"
"No, Xiaxia brought something from home for me!" Chen Jianguo pointed to the basket on the bicycle.
Only then was Su's mother relieved. "Didn't Xiaxia say when she'd be back?"
Chen Jianguo said with a smile, "I won't be back until after the New Year!"
Su's mother sighed, "That's fine. The village is spacious, and the children can run around and play without worry. Unlike here, we still have to keep an eye on them."
Chen Jianguo understood what Su's mother hadn't said: the county town was not as safe as the village.
"Mom, tell Dad when he gets back!"
"Alright, let's go back!"
Chen Jianguo got on his bicycle and quickly disappeared into the alleyway, braving the cold wind.
Su Muzhi couldn't see the shadow of the girl before she went inside.
After taking a look at what kind of meat was inside, Su's mother kept grinning after opening it.
Su Xia packed ten pounds of meat with more fat than lean, plus large bones, which weighed about two pounds.
Finally, there's the blood sausage, one thick and two thin.
Su's mother took out the blood sausage, half thin and half thick, and put it in a pot to heat it up.
I set aside two pounds of fatty meat and half a thin intestine. Then I cut five pounds of the fatty meat into pieces, thinking I would render lard later.
"Wife... why do you smell so good?"
"Grandma...Grandma...what delicious food did you make?"
Hearing her husband and granddaughter's voices, Su's mother smiled. As soon as she entered the kitchen, she saw a pile of white, glistening meat on the cutting board...
"Jianguo is here?" Father Su immediately guessed, assuming that his daughter's family must have slaughtered a pig and sent it over by her son-in-law.
"Yes, they just left not long ago!"
"Grandma...did Auntie send this?" Haoran and Haojun, the two brothers, shouted excitedly.
"Yes, we'll have blood sausage tonight!"
"Ah...that's great!"
Seeing their grandson happy, Su's parents smiled too.
Just then, Su Nan and Xiao Xue came in. "Father, Mother, what's making you so happy?"
Mr. and Mrs. Su exchanged a smile, and the two brothers rushed to their parents, excitedly saying, "Mom and Dad, Auntie's family slaughtered a pig, and Uncle brought it over!"
Su Nanxiao paused, then asked with delight, "Mother, is Sister here?"
"Yes, but I'm worried about home, so I'll head back first!"
Su Nan didn't pay attention, but directly lifted the pot lid. Through the steam, he saw the blood sausage and his mouth watered instantly.
Su's mother didn't stop her. This was something they couldn't eat before, only in recent years when her daughter started raising pigs did they slowly begin to eat it.
Holding Xiaoxue's hand, he pointed to the prepared items and said, "Send these to your parents tomorrow!"
Xiaoxue was a little embarrassed, but she still obediently nodded. Experience told her that refusing was useless.
Chen Jianguo returned to his home, lit a fire, and started the stove. Half an hour later, he sat in the living room and began to eat.
The steamed buns and vegetables in my hand were brought back from the village, but they just didn't taste as good...
Ah... food only tastes good when my wife and kids are around.
Su Xia from Zhao Family Village also brought her family to eat. Chen Jianguo wasn't there today, but the family wasn't affected at all and ate even more than the day before.
"Mom, is there any more blood sausage?" Erbao asked after finishing his meal.
Su Xia got up and handed her a piece, saying, "Eat these, you can't eat anymore!"
Erbao nodded, "Thank you, Mom!"
"Mom, do you want one too?" Xiao Bao saw that his older brother had one, and he wanted one too.
Without even thinking, Su Xia shook her head. "You're too young, you can't eat too much of this!"
Seeing that Su Xia hadn't taken it, Xiao Bao knew it was useless, so he could only continue eating the rice in his bowl, feeling wronged.
Mr. and Mrs. Chen looked at their granddaughter with smiles on their faces.
Especially Da Sun Da Bao, who ate the most, but was small, so Chen's mother gave him a big piece of meat because she liked him.
"Grandma, you eat it yourself, there's enough here!" Da Bao put the food back on the plate.
I also put a piece on Mr. Chen's plate, who was looking on expectantly, and Mr. Chen immediately became happy.
After seeing this, Su Xia could only say that the phenomenon of grandparents favoring their grandchildren is truly rampant!
In the following days, Su Xia became busy, first killing all the old hens and roosters in the house.
When the chickens were being slaughtered, Da Bao and Er Bao helped catch them. Xiao Bao and Xiao Niu Niu saw this and, out of curiosity, insisted on going in...
Finally, Su Xia gave Da Bao a signal, and Da Bao immediately picked up his younger siblings, while Xiao Bao and Xiao Niu Niu instantly changed locations...
But the chicken was just as snobbish; seeing the tall and imposing Da Bao and Er Bao, it didn't dare to act rashly, except for Xiao Bao and Xiao Niu Niu...
Su Xia and Niu Niu stood watching the show. Inside the chicken coop, Xiao Bao and Niu Niu were being chased by the chickens. When they got tired...
She began to fight back, asking, "Mother, is this it?"
The little girl was holding a chicken neck in her hands; it was the biggest rooster.
Su Xia's lips twitched. Her petite, beloved daughter was acting like a bandit raiding a village when she caught a chicken...
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